Requires professional licensing boards to provide culturally responsive training to specified staff members and publish guidance on pathways to professional authorization for internationally educated individuals.
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Officially: “Requires professional licensing boards to provide culturally responsive training to specified staff members and publish guidance on pathways to professional authorization for internationally educated individuals.” Read the full text
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What it does
Digest: The Act says staff of licensing boards must have culturally responsive training. The Act also lets the OMB give a doctor who was trained in another country a license to be a doctor in this state under some conditions. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.3). Requires professional licensing boards to provide culturally responsive training to specified staff members and publish guidance on pathways to professional authorization for internationally educated individuals. Allows the Oregon Medical B
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Where it is
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Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. · Jan 13, 2025
Senate
Referred to Health Care. · Jan 17, 2025
Senate
Public Hearing held. · Feb 27, 2025
Senate
Work Session held. · Mar 27, 2025
Senate
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.) · Apr 2, 2025
Senate
Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President. · Apr 2, 2025
Senate
Assigned to Subcommittee On Human Services. · Jun 6, 2025
Senate
Work Session held. · Jun 12, 2025
Senate
Returned to Full Committee. · Jun 12, 2025
Senate
Work Session held. · Jun 17, 2025
Senate
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.) · Jun 19, 2025
Senate
Second reading. · Jun 20, 2025
Senate
Third reading. Carried by Jama. Passed. · Jun 23, 2025
Senate
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. · Jun 23, 2025
House
Referred to Ways and Means. · Jun 23, 2025
House
Work Session held. · Jun 26, 2025
House
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed C-Engrossed. · Jun 26, 2025
House
Second reading. · Jun 26, 2025
House
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Valderrama. Passed. · Jun 26, 2025
House
Rules suspended. Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill. · Jun 27, 2025
Senate
President signed. · Jun 30, 2025
Senate
Speaker signed. · Jun 30, 2025
House
Governor signed. · Jul 31, 2025
Senate
Chapter 618, 2025 Laws. · Aug 13, 2025
Senate
Effective date, July 31, 2025. · Aug 13, 2025
Senate
The numbers
10
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Kayse JamaCourtney Neron MisslinJames Manning Jr.Deb PattersonLisa ReynoldsLew FrederickKhanh PhamDacia GrayberTravis NelsonThuy Tran
Recorded votes
Rules suspended. Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.Senate · 2025-06-27 · Aye 19, Nay 10, Excused 1
Recorded voteJoint · 2025-06-26 · Aye 14, Nay 7, Excused 2
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Valderrama. Passed.House · 2025-06-26 · Aye 33, Excused 9, Excused for Business 7, Nay 11
Third reading. Carried by Jama. Passed.Senate · 2025-06-23 · Excused 1, Aye 18, Nay 11
Recorded voteJoint · 2025-06-17 · Aye 16, Nay 7
Recorded voteSenate · 2025-03-27 · Aye 3, Nay 2
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Oregon legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Effective date, July 31, 2025. (Aug 13, 2025).